System() / exec () help

[Anon]

I want to run a dos program from php... Converting a rather large amount of pictures to gif.. witch is what I need to work with (and dont have the GD to do it).

At any rate, if found a jpg2gif converter, its simple and fast, solveing the problem... if only i could get php to run it.

The farthest iv got is to get php to is the command line.

Anyone have any knowlage on getthing this to work?

[Anon]

i got the system command to sort of now? anyone know how to get passed this though?

right now im useing this:
system("jpg2gif.exe *.jpg 2>&1 ");

the brower outputs:

The system cannot execute the specified program

Any idea why i get this or how to get around it? I running this server on windows XP.